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Everything you need to protect your invention now


The provisional patent application (PPA) is a quick, inexpensive, and legal way to claim your invention--and buy yourself time to determine whether it's worthwhile to pursue a regular patent. Patent Pending in 24...

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  • Vendor : NOLO
  • Type : Books
  • Manufacturing : 2024 / 08 / 08
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Patent Pending in 24 Hours
Everything you need to protect your invention now


The provisional patent application (PPA) is a quick, inexpensive, and legal way to claim your invention--and buy yourself time to determine whether it's worthwhile to pursue a regular patent. Patent Pending in 24 Hours shows you how to:


  • conduct a patent search online
  • evaluate potential hurdles to patentability
  • prepare informal drawings
  • file your application, and
  • file a new PPA to reflect modifications


The 9th edition covers the latest implications of the "America Invents Act," as well as recent revisions to patent rules and regulations. Thousands of people have used Patent Pending in 24 Hours successfully. You can too!


Includes key PPA-related forms: nondisclosure agreement, patent assignment, prototype-maker agreement, and joint-ownership agreement.




Author: Richard Stim, David Presman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 11/30/2021
Pages: 480
Weight: 1.6lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781413329186
9th Edition

About the Author
Stim, Richard: - Attorney Richard Stim specializes in small business, copyright, patents, and trademark issues. He is the author of many Nolo books, including Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business, Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference, and Profit From Your Idea. Stim regularly answers readers' intellectual property questions at Dear Rich: An Intellectual Property Blog.Presman, David: - San Francisco Patent Attorney David Pressman is a graduate of Penn State University (BSEE) and George Washington University Law School (JD) where he was on the Law Review. He has over 40 years of experience in the patent profession--as a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent Office, a patent attorney in corporate and private practice, a university instructor, a columnist, and as the author of the Patent and Trademark entries to the World Book Encyclopedia. His books have charted the path for over 300,000 inventors. Dave is also co-author of How to Make Patent Drawings (with Jack Lo), Patent Pending In 24 Hours (with Rich Stim), and Patents For Beginners (with Rich Stim).

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